Oh, how sorry we all are for your painful situation with your father. I came here recently myself, seeking support for a friend in ESLD, and what a warm and welcoming group I found here. You have...
Battystar, Wow, what a good question! Just gives you an idea of the wealth of knowledge and experience, trading hands freely at HealingWell! There is nothing I can add, except welcome, and best...
Mary, I have been through the ascites thing so recently, I hope this helps you in any way. The ascites puts pressure against all the organs in the belly, including the lungs. As my friend Bruce goes...
Once again, you are so right! Of course I am still deeply invested in my friendship with Bruce. Today has been full of conflict, and resolve-over and over again. I put myself to good use by scrubbing...
Thank you all. I woke up this morning with a clear conscious, and with all your help, I can let this go. You are just wonderful people, doing such meaningful work and I just love ya! Janet...
Dear Friends at HealingWell , You have seen me through a few weeks of time, while I was seeking help for a friend facing End Stage Liver Disease, named Bruce. Even though his life lay in the balance,...
Sue, Connie, Mary, Butterflythree, Pink Grandma, I will be posting on your boards, if you don't mind... I have other medical, as well as life experiences, that also need sharing - like malignant...
Today I gently released myself from Bruce's medical POA, as I have done what I can to help out a friend. From here, it's going to be up to him. I greatly appreciate your help through this...I THANK...
A few days have passed now, Bruce is still hospitalized. While he has been there, his two "roommates" have decided they do not want him to come back. The hospital staff has told me that his release...
Dear Friends, Thanks for the warm thoughts and prayers. They mean more to me than I can express. The last fews days I have been at the hospital with Bruce all day, then rush home to take care of my...
Unfortunately, Bruce is back in the hospital today for another parasentisis. I am on my way there right now, just to sit with him, and hopefully crack a few good jokes. Thank goodness the sense of...
To each of you who have responded to my post, I am so grateful. Just to know you are there is such a relief! You have asked me a few questions which I would like to answer... Yes, writeleft does mean...
Thank you...This feels like home. What a warm, loving reception as I enter your group. I feel immediate comfort, in what has been a short, but very painful reality. Yes, I have read the post's. I...
Hello, I am new to this board I am seeking support from those of you who have been through the end stages of cirrosis, particularly alcoholic hepatitus and parasentesis. I have been trying to help a...